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Author
Publisher
Convergent Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Blends memoir (especially of the postwar era) with ... reporting and ... historical analysis to tell the story of how American religion, culture, and politics influenced each other in the second half of the twentieth century"--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry"--
"In this stunning and deeply heartfelt tribute to Black culinary ingenuity, Bryant Terry captures the broad and divergent voices of the African Diaspora through the prism of food. With contributions from more than 100 Black cultural luminaires from around the globe, the...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Righting the American Dream, Diane Winston delivers a fresh and provocative analysis of the American news media's significant role in the Reagan Revolution. By focusing on four key news stories from 1983-Reagan's "evil empire" speech, the AIDS outbreak, the invasion of Grenada, and the plight of America's poor-Winston reveals how these stories mainstreamed conservative religious and political values. Ronald Reagan's policies, informed by his Christian...
Author
Publisher
Convergent Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Mary Neal takes readers deeper into her experience, which includes encounters with angels, a journey to a "city of light," and what it was like to meet Jesus face-to-face. Even more, Neal shares how she came back with clarity that the God we hope for - the one who knows us, loves each of us as though we are the only one, and wants us to experience joy in our daily life - is worthy of our absolute trust. She offers practical insights and inspiration...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In The Phantom God, computational biologist and neuroscientist John C. Wathey, Ph.D. explores religious feelings not as the direct perception by the brain of some supernatural realm, nor as the pathological misfiring of neurons, but as a natural consequence of how our brains are wired"--
9) An angry God
Author
Publisher
Wicklow Media
Pub. Date
©2016
Language
English
Description
Dan Fleming is a young man living in Boston who is suddenly thrust into the Army at the beginning of World War II. In this action-packed novel that challenges accepted notions of military service, religion, faith in God, and right from wrong, Dan Fleming and his circle of acquaintances wrestle with the battles of war and their own internal battles while trying to make sense of life and to meet life's challenges."--Back cover
Author
Publisher
Worthy/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity. Despite her questions-or perhaps because of them-she made a career out of trying to understand God, pursuing a Ph.D. in religion and writing books...
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